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Mark Latham has been sacked by Sky News.

Sky News sacks Latham after 'gay' remark about teen

BREAKING
3 mins ago

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian; Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance; Howard Collins, CE, Sydney ...

Commuters feel the sting of decision that sparked chain of events

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Ben Cousins outside court in December last year.

The man with the agonised look who has always stood by Cousins

Peter FitzSimons
1 hr ago

Queenslands first breastmilk donor Debra Rolfe poses for a portrait in the RBWH Milk Bank at the launch of the first ...

Ban on breast milk sales denies women earnings of up to $13 a day

43 mins ago

Cyclone Debbie hits Sydney

Sydney set for wild weather as Debbie hits a cold front

1 hr ago

The child abuse royal commission is holding its final public hearing in Sydney.

'Happening under our nose': Family betrayed by school they trusted

Fierce fight brewing over key reform in planned super overhaul

Tempers boil over as Shorten, Turnbull launch personal attacks

Fergus Hunter
1 hr ago

Lew confirms $101m raid on Myer with statement to market

1 hr ago

Search for drivers of two cars found submerged in floodwaters

Live
55 mins ago

'Exceedingly bad': Trump's anti-climate plans won't fool nature

COMMENT

Story details: Plenty of suspicion that WestConnex are flouting environmental laws with all their work at the Alexandria ...

'It's absolutely repulsive': Big stink as 'rotten egg' smell infiltrates inner west

1 hr ago

A feel good approach does not translate into ratings, which is unfortunate for Biggest Loser trainer Shannan Ponton,

New low: Biggest Loser beaten by TV show about trains

ANALYSIS

Urbanist David Vago’s vision for creating a more liveable and affordable Sydney.

From concrete jungle to edible city: What Sydney could look like

Raja Ampat is a chain of islands in the Birds Head region of West Papua.

Little-known part of Indonesia that should be on your bucket list

Val Kilmer really unleashes himself on Twitter these days.

Val Kilmer can't stop tweeting about 'amazing' Cate Blanchett

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'I dared Debbie to give us a go': Bowen resident

Sydney's overseas equivalent: San Francisco.

The nine cities around the world that are most like Australia

Don't be hangry: The foods you need to help you stay happy

A feel good approach does not translate into ratings, which is unfortunate for Biggest Loser trainer Shannan Ponton,

Ten already dumped the show from prime spot. It didn't help

ANALYSIS

The successful applicant will stay in a number of multimillion-dollar homes.

Travel around the world in luxury and get paid $13,000 a month

Photo: Concepts by Gavin Hepper.

How shag, cork and slate got their groove back

apartments 020320 afr photo Louie Douvis generic small balconies on a huge apartment block --- rooms, accommodation, ...

Stop building for investors and start building for the future

Comment

$15 tickets for this three-bedroom Newtown terrace will be available online from Friday.

Desperate buyers trying to win 'prize homes' to enter market

1 hr ago

The "Big Four" banks have all raised interest rates on home loans for owner-occupiers and investors over the last two weeks.

Interest rate rises cool lending, but 'risks to banks remain'

The Civic Theatre, Newcastle, is one of the largest regional theatres in the country.

Seven of the most beautiful theatres across Australia

court

Woman accused of $1.3m fraud wears designer brands to court

Latham savaged for calling Sydney school captain 'gay'

'Protective' brother stabbed footballer to death outside pizzeria

Superintendent Bernard Ryan at the Downing Centre Local Court with his lawyer on Wednesday.

Superintendent acquitted of domestic violence charges

Louise Hall

Land value has increased by an average 5.6 per cent in Queensland over the past year.

'Last-minute' land titles decision that could cost us up to '$200m'

The levy for emergency services will move to council rates this year.

The Sydney homeowners who face a $471 annual fire service bill

Sean Nicholls

"I got it wrong": Then premier Mike Baird announcing a reversal of the greyhound racing ban last October.

Multimillion-dollar cost of Baird's greyhound backdown revealed

Sean Nicholls

A teacher at a Christian school in Berwick has been arrested and charged with child grooming and the sexual assault of a ...

Melbourne teacher charged with grooming, sex assault of child

VIC

Protests continue over plans for the Meltham station precinct.

Developers' new powers could change face of Perth: councillor

WA

Paramedics with the mother who delivered a baby girl at Cannonvale ambulance station during Cyclone Debbie.

Baby girl born during Cyclone Debbie's destruction

QLD

Clyde in Melbourne's south east is a high growth area, but infrastructure is not keeping pace with residential growth.

NBN finally steps in to save stranded estate

VIC

A woman holds up a placard during a candlelit vigil at Trafalgar Square on March 23.

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A woman holds up a placard during a candlelit vigil at Trafalgar Square on March 23.

Muslims have no obligation to apologise for terrorism

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

The brooding Dark Knight faces his fear of working with others rather than fighting evil in <i>The Lego Batman Movie</i>.

How Groundhog Day and Jerry Maguire inspired The Lego Batman Movie

Garry Maddox

"We've come far in terms of equality and acknowledging women's roles in both the home and the workplace.Yet there's ...

No, I'm not 'lucky' that my husband helps out at home

Jo Hartley

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Employment Minister Michaelia Cash.

Turnbull government warns against 'excessive' minimum wage rise

Adam Gartrell
9 mins ago

Tempers boil over as Shorten, Turnbull launch personal attacks

Fergus Hunter
1 hr ago

ACTU boss doubles down on law-breaking, backs CFMEU

Adam Gartrell
45 mins ago

Former Speaker Peter Slipper unveiled his portrait by Paul Newton with his wife Inge Slipper at Parliament House in ...

Peter Slipper returns, his image to haunt the Parliament forever

1 hr ago

Mark Latham has been sacked by Sky News.

Latham sacked by Sky News after calling school student 'gay'

BREAKING
Michael Koziol
3 mins ago

Rod Culleton refers to himself as 'senator in exile'.

'Not part of the Commonwealth': Culleton sends PM bizarre letter

Michael Koziol

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 29 March 2017. Photo: ...

PM accuses Greens of 'contemptible' Debbie question

Live
Stephanie Peatling
1 hr ago

A?page from the website of Ambrosia Labs Limited explaining their policy on breast milk donors. Cambodia has now banned ...

Ban on breast milk sales throws spotlight on international trade

Lindsay Murdoch
43 mins ago

A young protester shouts slogans at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St Petersburg on Sunday.

The genie of youth threatening Putin's 'managed democracy'

ANALYSIS
Helen Womack

People hold onto a rope as they wade through flood waters to safety in Lima, Peru, at the start of this month's storms.

Peru's brutal season of floods leaves scores dead, 700,000 homeless

A young Somali girl displaced by the drought wears a pair of mock spectacles cut out from a cardboard box of antibiotics ...

The people suffering from our attachment to flat-screen TVs and iPads

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian; Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance; Howard Collins, CE, Sydney ...

Months of pain for commuters, but no one asked if it was worth it

COMMENT
Jacob Saulwick
1 hr ago

Scott Morrison's problem in delivering the budget is that people don't trust him.

Centrelink is why the budget won't win us over

COMMENT
Peter Martin
59 mins ago

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten at the ALP caucus meeting at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 28 March 2017. ...

Why isn't Shorten more popular if Turnbull is down in the polls?

COMMENT
Andrew P Street

More than 100 students will have their qualifications revoked as a result of sub-standard courses run by Vocation.

PwC accused of misleading training college investors

Sarah Danckert
13 mins ago

A supply shortage would lead to higher prices for consumers.

'War zone' in tomato country sparks shortage warning

UPDATED
Patrick Hatch
9 mins ago

Telstra could face another mobile phone competitor.

ZipMoney takes step towards killing cash and cards

Mark Hawthorne
11 mins ago

Financial services minister Kelly O'Dwyer has welcomed the draft report from the Productivity Commission on default super.

A fight is brewing over your super

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Banks help lift ASX to a new high

Patrick Commins
1 hr ago

Elon Musk finds powerful China whisperer for Tesla

1 hr ago

'Rent now, pay forever'? Radio Rentals faces class action

Marty Silk

Man vs machine: Signs are robots are winning the race for jobs

Do you know your Encruzado from your Trollinger?

12 rare grapes that every wine lover needs to know

Fine Drinks
1 hr ago

Poole at Mooloolaba Beach on the Sunshine Coast.

Get ripped: What does it take to get the body of an ironman?

Fitness

You don't want to be under-insured when travelling as you can get caught with new expenses when things go wrong.

How to lose thousands by trying to save tens

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Retiree renters are unlikely to be able to afford a comfortable retirement.

Renters need $1 million for comfortable retirement

ANALYSIS
John Collett

Yve Lavine is a freelance photographer and enjoys being able to pick and choose the jobs she wants.

It's official, self-employed people are happier

Louis White

Aodhan MacCathmhaoil, co-founder of Waster.

Meet the business raising penalty rates

Alexandra Cain

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Easter chocolate pavlova nest

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Cyclone Debbie: Social media lashes TV reporters

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Cyclone snow covers beach

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Unyoked's solar-powered tiny homes

Domain

A dinosaur statue stands outside a store off the highway in Terlingua, Texas.

World of Photos

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

Stan - Imposters

Liar. Lover. Con artist - Imposters, new series premiering exclusively on Stan

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Batman, LEGO ... what could possibly go wrong?

Not even daleks and Voldemort can save The Lego Batman Movie

Jake Wilson

A feel good approach does not translate into ratings, which is unfortunate for Biggest Loser trainer Shannan Ponton,

The Biggest Loser: Transformed crashes to new ratings low

ANALYSIS
Michael Lallo

TV Week Gold Logie nominees L-R: Grant Denyer, Rodger Corser, Samuel Johnson, Jessica Marais, Peter Helliar, Waleed Aly.

OK, Logies-bashing is national sport but nods are decided by us

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Melissa McCarthy in character as Sean Spicer.

Melissa McCarthy reveals secrets behind Sean Spicer impression

Broede Carmody

Australians increasingly are borrowing their music from companies such as Spotify rather than buying it for themselves.

Streaming has officially taken over as the future of music

ANALYSIS
Bernard Zuel

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the 1978 film <i>Grease</i>.

Olivia Newton-John hints at reprising iconic role 40 years on

Broede Carmody

The Lego Batman Movie opens in cinemas this week.

Trump's treasury secretary faces ethics probe over Lego Batman

David Lawder

Married at First Sight Australia 2017. Vanessa.

MAFS's Vanessa dumps nicest guy as Nadia learns more about hers

Karl Quinn

Volcano volcanic eruption erupting magma lava flow generic SHD SUNDAY LIFE Picture by iSTOCK

Cloudy with a chance of raining fiery death ...

Peter Munro

Maree Coote, who began with a magazine idea and ended up with a shop, with a paper-cut sculpture.

Unknown authors that your kids will love

Linda Morris

Land of Mine (EG/Shortlist, March 24)

The dark side to Denmark's record in the war

Stephanie Bunbury

Erin Phillips (left) kisses wife Tracy Gahan after Phillips was named the inaugural AFLW player of the year.

What the Brownlow could learn from the Ws

COMMENT
Melissa Singer

Alec Baldwin was only human when Tina Fey, when he appeared on SNL, and claims he 'fell in love' with her.

Alec Baldwin reveals he 'fell in love' with Tina Fey

Jenna Clarke

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 05: Cate Blanchett attends the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2016-2017 show as ...

Val Kilmer can't stop, won't stop tweeting about Cate Blanchett

Annie Brown

Don't question Alicia Keys' makeup choices. Her The Voice co-coach Adam Levine found out the hard way.

Alicia Keys' hits back at Adam Levine over make-up quip

Amy Croffey

Singleness is a bus stop where you wait to get on the coach of love; you don't settle in there for the long haul, as ...

Why do we still see being single as a problem?

Kerri Sackville

US actress Jane Fonda arrives at the 52nd Golden Camera film & TV awards 2017 in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday March 4, ...

Jane Fonda's business idea for Trump is a hilarious burn

Helena Andrews-Dyer

Makaia Carr's online photos were stolen and used to set up an online relationship.

Blogger's life stolen in bizarre catfishing love scam

Henry Cooke

Nicola Stevens (left) with her partner on the coral carpet at the inaugural AFLW W Awards.

Stars of the AFLW shine at W Awards

Melissa Singer

Climbing stairs involves bouts of high-intensity activity lasting one or more minutes and is a simple form of HIIT.

'Earth-shattering' study reveals the best exercise for anti-ageing

Sarah Berry

There was a real problem, despite what the doctors said.

Doctors called me a too-busy mum - wrong

Melissa Banigan

Textures and aromas enhance the eating experience.

Smell your food and ditch iced water to eat healthily

Sarah Knapton

Quay's aged black pig pancetta with walnuts and grains.

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2017: Quay makes longlist

Grilled tomato, garlic and shallot dip.

Spring onion, shallot or eschalot? And what part to use?

Restaurant critic Jay Rayner.

The 10 worst restaurant habits... Feared critic lays down the law

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Did these parents make a huge mistake on holidays with baby?

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5 things not to say to a mum suffering from anxiety

Love What Matters - Victoria Baldwin

Why this family photo is not what it appears to be

Sydney's overseas equivalent: San Francisco.

Sydney is San Fran: Nine overseas cities that feel like Australia

Ben Groundwater

Raja Ampat is a chain of islands in the Birds Head region of West Papua.

This little-known part of Indonesia should be on your bucket list

Andrew McEvoy

Pacific Dawn changed its planned cruise route as a result of Cyclone Debbie.

Cyclone Debbie forces ship to take 'cruise to nowhere'

Sheriden Rhodes
1 hr ago

Artist's rendering of Samsung's Galaxy S8.

Surprises in store for Samsung Galaxy S8

COMMENT

Privacy advocates called the House vote "a tremendous setback for America".

Internet privacy laws voted out in US

The iOS 10.3 update brings along a new file system.

Apple gifts iPhone users extra storage with iOS 10.3 update

Mobile phone user

The best phone plans with rollover data

Lifehacker

Australian families are no longer fighting it out for a spot on the couch, as we look for entertainment elsewhere.

Decline in broadcast TV has Aussies tuning out

2017 Toyota HiLux Tonka Concept Toyota HiLux Tonka Concept. EMBARGO: 9:30am 29/03/2017

Toyota reveals real-life Tonka truck

Stephen Ottley

2017 Toyota HiLux with TRD accessories 2017 Toyota HiLux with TRD accessories. EMBARGO - 9:30am 29/03/2017

New Toyota HiLux TRD targets Ford Ranger Wildtrak

Stephen Ottley

2017 Audi RS3 sedan.

More powerful RS3 sedan reviewed

David Morley

2017 Ssangyong Rexton.

Can a new SUV revive Ssangyong?

Dom Tripolone

MG has committed to its Australian return on the back of its new GS compact SUV.

It's an MG, but not as you know it

David McCowen

The Mercedes-Benz EQ electric car concept was revealed at the 2016 Paris motor show.

Chery and Mercedes enter trademark war

Drive Staff

Charges: Former Tiger Tim Simona was arrested by police in Macquarie Fields on Wednesday.

Simona charged over dealings with charities

Chris Barrett
38 mins ago

Tiger bound: Former Panthers coach Ivan Cleary is set to be appointed this week.

Wests Tigers to offer Cleary 2020 deal

Michael Chammas

Call SANZAAR's bluff: Phil Kearns.

Wallaby legend wants ARU to 'show some cojones'

Darren Walton

Series over: Steve Smith shakes hands with Indian counterpart Virat Kohli after the fourth Test.

'Friendships have been lost': series ends in acrimony

Andrew Wu

Beyond doubt: Mathew Leckie celebrates scoring the second goal for Austrlalia in Sydney on Tuesday night.

Socceroos breathe life into direct-route World Cup qualification

Michael Cockerill

Enzo Ferrari, right, in 1964.

Italian police foil plot to steal Ferrari founder's remains

England head coach Eddie Jones.

Bring back the Originals: The Super Rugby cuts that Eddie wants

Chris Dutton

Bruno Miranda embraces Alejandro Chumacero as they celebrate Bolivia's win.

Bolivia beat Messi-less Argentina 2-0 in World Cup qualifier

Needs a win: Des Hasler

What, me worry? Hasler confident new contract will be done

Scott Bailey

Still the man, for now: Bulldogs coach Des Hasler remains in talks with the club about his future.

We won't sack Hasler mid-season, declares Bulldogs boss

Adrian Proszenko

Players scuffle after David Klemmer of the Bulldogs slapped Daly Cherry-Evans of the Sea Eagles.

You can't do it on the street: the tactic Origin star wants banned

Scott Bailey

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